Friday, September 19 2008
Ghost Town
As you endure Ghost Town's unfunny "unfinished business," you can't help but be thankful for Téa Leoni's precision and classically screwballish physicality.
Tuesday, September 9 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008
From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one.
Friday, October 19 2007
You Kill Me
An alcoholic hit man is sent to San Francisco by his “family” to achieve sobriety. You Kill Me is another “mobster in therapy” movie, but with a fresh perspective.
Monday, June 25 2007
You Kill Me (2007)
While he's largely unsocialized, having spent so much time alone, murdering people, and, lately, drinking, Frank does evince a weird charm.
Wednesday, December 21 2005
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
For a comedy with so much politico-cultural baggage on its mind (and it's not above using Enron as a final punch line), Dick and Jane remains curiously inert.
Friday, April 15 2005
House of D (2004)
The ideal girl wears an orange jumpsuit. At least that's the way Tommy Warshaw remembers it.
Thursday, April 7 2005
Spanglish (2004)
Téa Leoni sees the script as an example of Brooks' ability to 'pierce human truth and make it ooze for you'.
Friday, December 17 2004
Spanglish (2004)
Flor appears resolute and highly ethical, both qualities that help her survive as a maid for white folks in Bel Air.
Tuesday, October 5 2004
Deep Impact: Special Collector’s Edition (1998)
Mimi Leder's Deep Impact is both less and more than a science fiction-styled disaster melodrama.
